(-) I haven’t got a cat / She hasn’t got a brother / We haven’t got any money
(?) Have you got any pets? / Has Mike got a bike? / Have they got any friends?

To use correctly the HAVE GOT we need to use the present perfect structure (click here to go to the present perfect class) but remember that we use HAVE GOT for POSSESSIONS. This means that the Auxiliaries are have and has and we DO NOT USE don’t and doesn’t.

Common mistakes (errors communes)

– I haven’t any sisters: The structure is INCORRECT. Remember to use the present simple structure or the present perfect structure.
Correct: I haven’t got any sisters – OR—I don’t have any sisters

– I got a Playstation 3: This is very used in the USA but it is a colloquial phrase and is grammatically incorrect.
Correct: I haven’t got a Playstation 3– OR—I don’t have a Playstation 3.

– Do you got a car?/ Have you a car? : It is important that you do not get confused with the structures.
Correct:Do you have a car? / Have you got a car?

Speaker #1:
We’re a big family. I’m very lucky, I suppose. I live alone now. My husband’s dead. But my children HAVE GOT houses near here. My daughter is a teacher here in the town and I see her at weekends. She’s married. Her husband, Greg, is American. He’s very nice and kind. He’S GOTa job with a computer company. They’ve got a two-year-old daughter, Philippa. I’VE GOT three sons. Kevin and Josh are both married with children. Henry is still single. He´s a medical student at university.

Speaker #2:
I’m tewnty-eight and I live in Britain now. I’ve got a good job here. My family are all in the States so I don’t see them much. I’m married and we’ve got a beautiful daughter. Her name is Philippa. My wife, Sally has got three brothers. Her fater’s dead and her mother lives near us. She’s not very independent, though. Always at our home. She helps Sally look after our daughter. She’s a wonderful grandmother and Philippa loves her.